The Lutheran Middle Ages The Survival of Medieval Art in Protestant Churches in Germany By Justin Kroesen The wealth of medieval art found in Germany’s Protestant churches is unparalleled; contrary to what is generally believed, Lutherans were often tolerant to medieval church interiors, maintaining or altering the use of furnishings and images or simply accepting…

Rubens’s Questions Religion, Paragone, and the Ontology of Painting By Koenraad Jonckheere Rubens’s Questions: Religion, Paragone, and the Ontology of Painting explores the pivotal role of doubt in understanding the work of Peter Paul Rubens. Focusing on his easel paintings from the 1610s, this book argues that Rubens engaged with the era’s most pressing intellectual debates…

The Burgeoning European Print Trade The Distribution of Prints via the Plantin-Moretus Press of Antwerp By Karen L. Bowen, Dirk Imhof The European print trade is an evocative topic. Not only art historians, but social, cultural, and economic historians all agree that it was of vital importance in the Early Modern Period, as the conveyer…

Architecture of Knowledge Hawksmoor and Oxford By Eleonora Pistis Awarded with the 2025 Berger Prize (The Walpole Society) This annual prize  celebrates brilliant writing and scholarship about the arts and architecture of the United Kingdom. Awarded since 2002, the prize is offered by The Walpole Society through the generosity and inspiration of the Berger Collection…

  Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio’s Shipping Sculptures from Early Modern Italy: The Mechanics, Costs, Risks, and Rewards focuses on enormous amounts of sculptures moved from Italy to Spain from ca. 1500-1750. An analysis of an important body of unpublished archival documentation regarding the practical issues involved in making and transporting sculpture, provide the basis for…

Discover all new & forthcoming publications from Harvey Miller, scheduled for Spring 2025, with this new catalogue. Download (pdf)